Adele Tearfully Reunites With Former Teacher And Childhood Inspiration
English pop icon Adele had a tearful reunion with her former English teacher and childhood inspiration onstage during an ITV special. Not knowing that Ms McDonald was about to appear,…
This Pub Choir Video Features Over 18,000 Singers Performing An Epic Version Of Toto’s Africa
This is epic. Toto’s Africa is a grandiose rock song. In an article on the massive popularity of Africa on the internet, Vice commented in November 2022: “Somehow, this cheesy,…
Josh Groban And Kelly Clarkson Perform A Heavenly Duet From “Phantom Of The Opera”
Renowned singers Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson joined forces for a Broadway duet that left the audience in awe. The performance took place during Groban’s Stages Live event, which was…
The Last Romantic: Top Ten Takeaways from the Vladimir Horowitz Documentary
The film Vladimir Horowitz: The Last Romantic begins with a shot of a frail elderly man in the back of a taxi. “Mr. Horowitz, you look very, very good,” a voice…
Top 10 Fun and Exciting Clarinet Sonatas From the 20th Century
The 20th century really fell in love with the clarinet. I always get goosebumps listening to the opening of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with the clarinet sounding the delicious penetrating low…
What Happened to Chopin’s Beloved Composer Sister Ludwika Jędrzejewicz?
Throughout the history of classical music, it’s common to find examples of talented sibling pairs. (In fact, we wrote about some of the forgotten musical siblings) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worshiped his older…
Mstislav Rostropovich, The Man Who Forever Changed The Cello
When the Polish composerWitold Lutosławski started writing his Cello Concerto in 1970, its dedicatee Mstislav (Slava) Rostropovich urged him: ‘Write without thinking about the cello. I am the cello!’ Rostropovich…
Five Famous People Who Played The Violin…And One Who Didn’t
Here are five famous historical figures who you probably didn’t know played the violin Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) For all his brilliance, the leading post-Impressionist rarely made much money from his paintings.…
How The Three Tenors Changed the Game by Singing the Hit Songs
The Three Tenors joined to conquer. When this trio of famous opera singers — José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti — gave a one-night-only show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on July…
5 Men Perform Classic Hit Leaving Everyone In Chills With Their Incredible Voices
Recorded in an empty church, the popular group, Home Free, delivers a spine-tingling rendition of the classic Christmas carol, “Angels We Have Heard On High.” The church setting sets…